Luke
10:29b-37
“"And just how would
you define 'neighbor'?"
Jesus answered by telling a
story. "There was once a man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho. On the
way he was attacked by robbers. They took his clothes, beat him up, and went
off leaving him half-dead. Luckily, a priest was on his way down the same road,
but when he saw him he angled across to the other side. Then a Levite religious
man showed up; he also avoided the injured man. A Samaritan traveling the road
came on him. When he saw the man's condition, his heart went out to him. He
gave him first aid, disinfecting and bandaging his wounds. Then he lifted him
onto his donkey, led him to an inn, and made him comfortable. In the morning he
took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take good
care of him. If it costs any more, put it on my bill—I'll pay you on my way
back.'
What do you think? Which of the three became a neighbor to the man
attacked by robbers?"
"The one who treated him kindly," the religion scholar
responded.
Jesus said, "Go and
do the same.""
How many of us
love our neighbors as ourselves? Can we truly say that we would help someone in
need or would we be one of the “Christians” who just walked by? In this story,
a man attacked by robbers needed help, two major religious figures of his same
nationality passed by and left him there for dead. Only one person stopped for
him, and what’s funny is that Jews typically hated Samaritans and thought of
them as unclean, impure and what not. Yet, at this time, the Samaritan is the
one that took care of him and provided him with the help he needed. Are you a
good Samaritan? Or are you one of the people who pretend to be all into the
Lord, but don’t even care about the person beside you? If so, pray to make that
change because Jesus wants us to go and do the same. With His help, you too can
be a good Samaritan :-)
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